Such Great Heights

I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned.
And I have to speculate
that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay.

True, it may seem like a stretch,
but its thoughts like this that catch my troubled head
when you're away when I am missing you to death.
When you are out there on the road
for several weeks of shows
and when you scan the radio,
I hope this song will guide you home.

They will see us waving from such great heights,
'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave this all on your machine
but the persistent beat, it sounded thin upon listening.
That frankly will not fly. You'll hear the shrillest highs and lowest lows
with the windows down when this is guiding you home.

They will see us waving from such great heights,
'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...



I cannot say how much I love this song. It is originally from the Postal Service, but I've recently discovered a remake from Iron and Wine, and it really is a great remake.
The tone, pace, and sound stirs so many emotions in me.

It calms me. When I'm stressed (usually at work) I listen to this song repeatedly and it seems to slow eveything down around me.

It takes me away. Many times when listening to this version I'm taken to another place in the distant future where I'm dancing with Denver on our wedding day... It's a beautiful thing that will be perfect whenever it comes. This song makes me both excited and patient at the same time, wanting to wait until everything is right.

It brings fall. Fall is my favorite season of the year. The prime of fall does not last long enough in Utah, but that brisk air with the warm sunlight and the beautiful changing colors everywhere is my heaven.

This song feels like that.